13 Aefuraimu ariphoona ukongo wao, na atu a Juda ariphoona vironda vyao, Aefuraimu aphiya tsi ya Ashuru, achendavoya msada kula kpwa mfalume mkpwulu. Ela iye kaweza kukulagulani, wala kukuphozani vironda vyenu.
Atu a Efuraimu ni dza mutu adzirisaye phepho, ni dza mutu asindaye kuzoresa phepho ra mlairo wa dzuwa. Akaenjereza handzo na kuhumira mabavu. Anaika chilagane na Ashuru, na kuphirika mafuha ga zaituni Misiri.
Chizuka chicho chindahalwa chiphirikpwe Ashuru chikakale maripho ga kodi kpwa mfalume mkpwulu. Atu a Efuraimu andaphaha waibu na Aiziraeli andagbwirwa ni haya kpwa cho chizuka chao cha muhi.
Phahi, Puli mfalume wa Ashuru washambuliya tsi ya Iziraeli, naye Menahemu achimupha kilo elufu mirongo mihahu na ne za feza ili amterye kuimarisha mamlakage dzulu ya tsi ya Iziraeli.
Phahi Ahazi wahuma atu kpwa mfalume Tigilathi-Pileseri wa Ashuru kpwendamuamba, “Mino ni mtumishio tsona mwanao. Ambuka wedze unitivye kula kpwa mfalume wa Aramu na wa Iziraeli, ambao ananishambuliya.”
Wakati wa utawala wa Peka mfalume wa Iziraeli, Tigilathi-Pileseri, mfalume wa Ashuru, wateka midzi ya Ijoni, Abeli-Bethi-Maaka, Janoa, Kedeshi na Hazori, phamwenga na tsi za Giliadi, Galilaya na Nafutali na kuatsamiza enyezie kuaphirika Ashuru.
Iye andaalunga azembee ela kandaaphaha andaaendza ela kandaaona. Ndipho andaamba, “Nindauya kpwa mlume wangu, mana hiko nakala vinono kuriko vi nirivyo sambi.”